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APPARATUS FOR GOAGULATING THE ALBUMINOUS MATTERS CONTAINED IN SUGARCANE.

Patented Nov. 6, 1883'.

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the following is a specification.

UNITED STATES PATENT CHARLES BLANDIN, OF LA POINTE-A-PITEE, GUADELOUPE,WEST INDIES.

' APPARATUS FOR COAGULATING THE ALBUMTNOUS MATTERS CONTAINED INSUGAR-CANE;

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 287,902, dated November6, 1883.

Application filed April d, 1883. (1\'o model.) Patented in France June17, N82, No. 150,442.

La Pointed-Fibre, Guadeloupe, one of the NVest Indies, have invented newand useful improvements in apparatus for coagulating the albuminousmatters contained in sugarcane by means of steam, hot air, or hot water,(for which I have obtained a patent in France, No. 150,442, dated June17, 1882,) of which In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is aside viewof the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a crosssection upon line L M of Fig. 1. p

This apparatus, mounted on the chain carfying the cane to theextracting-mill, consists, first, of a large trough, A, of sheet metal,into which extends the upper part of the chain, which feeds the caneforward in proportionto the motionimparted to it; second, four injectors or nozzles, whereof two, B B, are'in the upper part of thetrough, and two, 0 and G, on the sides; third, on thelower side of thistrough there is a hole or pipe, D, which allows the condensed steam tobe drawn off; fourth, at the inlet and at the outlet of the trough two 7hinged traps or valves, E E, serving to retain the injected steam withinthe trough Operation of the apparatus: When the cane which is to beworked up is placed on the chain, and when this is set in motion, theinjecting of steam, hot water, or hot air is started as soon as the canebegins to pass into the apparatus, and it continues as long as the chainworks. The steam, hot air, or hot water so inj ected raises the cane toa temperature more than sufificiently high'for coagulating thealbuminous matters contained in the sugarcane, and causes the latter toarrive at the mill at a sufficiently high temperature to prevent 'allfermentation after the extraction.

I claim-- In an apparatus for coagulating the albuminous matter insugar-cane, the combination of a trough for holding sugar-cane with anendless chain for conveying said trough and pipes for supplying steam tosaid trougln substan tially as set forth.

' CHARLES BLANDIN.

Witnesses L. MAILLARD,

E. GUNnULis.

